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Historical Event on 12/5/1991

56 JD MLA's belonging to V.P. Singh faction elect a new leader in UP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/21/1992RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits.
7/3/1745Ranoji Shinde died.
3/31/1997Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions.
9/8/1947There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.
6/6/1961Central Institute of Fisheries Education, a deemed university, was established in Mumbai to impart post-graduate education and training, mainly to the in-service fisheries personnel of the country to provide trained manpower for the fisheries developmental activities.
11/18/1911Free primary school education is introduced.
5/15/1989NAL's 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel is commissioned. Total project cost is about Rs 20 million.
11/1/1948An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
9/17/1879E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
10/19/1974T. S. Rajamanikkam Pillai, famous Tamil stage artist, died.